Paid Sick Leave

Paid Sick Leave for Hourly Employees starting Jan 1, 2018

In November 2016, Initiative 1433 was passed by Washington voters to increase the state minimum wage and requires employers to provide their employees with paid sick leave beginning January 1, 2018. Paid sick leave is now available to newly eligible employees to care for their health and the health of their families.

Eligibility

Hourly employees (including part-time workers, short-term substitutes and seasonal workers) who were not previously eligible to accrue sick leave at Seattle Public Schools will be eligible for paid sick leave. This only impacts employees who were not already receiving paid sick leave.

Newly eligible employees (i.e., hourly employees) who are employed on or before January 1, 2018, will accrue paid sick leave for all hours worked beginning on January 1, 2018. Employees hired after January 1, 2018, begin accruing paid sick leave upon the commencement of his or her employment.

If you are a non-represented hourly employee, click here (login required) for additional information and instruction on how to use paid sick time.

Timekeepers

If you are a timekeeper and enter time on behalf of employees, click here (login required) for a summary of how to enter this new sick time.
All timekeeper training has been updated to include the new paid sick time. Click here to access the updated materials (login required).